Locals enjoy free internet at Wi-Fi Park

The first free Wi-Fi Park, opened in the industrial city recently, has started gaining popularity as one can notice groups of youth surfing free internet even during the day time when humidity is at the higher side.TNN | August 24, 2016, 13:14 IST

Kanpur: The first free Wi-Fi Park, opened in the industrial city recently, has started gaining popularity as one can notice groups of youth surfing free internet even during the day time when humidity is at the higher side. The people are regularly visiting the Wi-Fi Park, situated between Nagar Nigam and Kanpur Development Authority (KDA) building, to avail the free Wi-Fi service being provided by Kanpur Municipal Corporation (KMC).

The speed of Wi-Fi is currently average, and people are mostly using it to update their Android applications and to watch online videos.

A KMC official stated that there are around 200-250 people connected to the Wi-Fi anytime between 9 am to 8 pm, including daily visitors and people from KMC and KDA. "As the range is around 20 metre, one can access free internet without any registration process", he added. People especially coming here to use internet are happy as they are getting free internet at a decent speed.